GoKawiilFAA issues nationwide ground stop after air traffic control communication outage
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop Friday afternoon, halting all departing flights due to what it called 'extraordinary circumstances' and safety concerns. The FAA said the stop followed communication issues affecting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers, and its own website briefly went down with a notice of technical difficulties. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said FAA technicians were investigating the cause, while inbound international flights were being handled on a case-by-case basis.